To his surprise, one week later a letter from the President came in the mail.

"President Obama thought it was a very interesting approach to medicine, says Dr. Smith.”Then he closed with: 'sincerely Yours, The President.' So I thought that was kind of cool."

Smith says although the president may not act on his ideas, he was happy to get some feedback.

"I don't think he's going to consider what Dr. Smith is doing in Louisiana," says Dr. Smith. "I'm not going to expect him to take my idea and run with it, but I'm hoping everything turns out for the public."

Dr. Smith says this is the first of many letters he plans to send the president.

The family practitioner urges other folks to send their concerns to the White House, as they too can make a difference.

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